Leader Of The National NDP Party The Honourable Thomas Mulcair is a Vanier graduate who went on to become a lawyer, university professor and politician. In March 2012, Mr. Mulcair was elected leader of the New Democratic Party and the Official Opposition. He previously served as the NDP’s Deputy Leader and House Leader. As Jack […]

Profile: CFCF/CTV News anchor Date of Birth: January 21 Birthplace: Shiroishi, Japan Education: Vanier College, Concordia University; B.A., M.B.A. Free Time: Does volunteer work for Aids organizations, is a voracious reader, loves to knit and do needlepoint and plays piano for her dogs Little Known Fact: Studied piano at Toronto Conservatory of Music at the […]

Former World Boxing Champ Otis Grant Is An Inspiration Vanier grad Otis Grant had it all. As WBO Middlewight Champion of the World, he was virtually unchallenged in his weight class. Then, in 1998, a horrific car accident in which he suffered a punctured lung, smashed ribs and spent a week in a coma seemed […]

Vanier College alumna Yolande James made history with her cabinet appointment in the Charest government in April 2007. Not only is Yolande the first black cabinet minister in Quebec history, she was also the first black woman ever elected to the provincial legislature. She appeared in the Montreal Gazette in January 2009 announcing the unveiling […]

Born in California, and raised in the small town of Hudson, Quebec, Former Vanier music student Patrick Watson began singing in local churches at the age of 7 and grew up studying classical and jazz piano. After creating music and releasing albums in various styles, he put together a four-piece band that performed with the […]

Natasha graduated from the Creative Arts program at Vanier College. Natasha co-hosts the Virgin Radio 96 “Freeway & Natasha In the Morning” Show weekdays from 5:30 AM to 9 AM. Natasha is also a Montreal Correspondent for Global Television’s Entertainment Tonight Canada. She has interviewed celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Jude Law, George Clooney, Matthew McConaughey, […]

Vanier Grad Is Audio Engineer In Breakthrough Cirque Du Soleil Show “Love” Featuring Remixes Of Original Beatles Recordings Gavin Whiteley is an audio engineer specializing in music technology. Over the past 10 years he has toured extensively across Europe, Asia, and North America. Past roles have included musical theatre mixer, tour manager for Real World […]

Investment Banker Is Also A Competitive Triathlete And Long-Distance Swimmer Vanier Commerce grad Jordan Waxman is a successful private banker working for Merrill Lynch in NYC. He also heads a busy household in New Jersey with his wife, Caren, and three children. Jordan is an accomplished athlete who has run many triathlons and ironman triathlons, […]

An Up and Coming Opera Star Soprano Frédérique Vézina made her Canadian Opera Company mainstage debut to great critical acclaim in 2002/03 as Lisa and Mascha in The Queen of Spades. She also performed the role of the Governess in The Turn of the Screw, Karolka in Jenufa and Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly. Her […]

One Of Canada’s Most Highly Respected Photojournalists Vanier College alumnus Tom Hanson went on from his time here at Vanier in 1985 to further studies at Concordia University. He began freelancing with Canadian Press in 1989 and then in 1992 he was added to Ottawa’s small roster of full-time staff. In 2002, Hanson was named Photographer […]

Operatic Tenor Internationally acclaimed Canadian tenor, Manrico Tedeschi, was born in Montreal of Italian parents and his distinguished career of almost 20 years has led him to such famed opera houses as La Scala, Arena di Verona, Berlin Staatsoper, Tetro San Carlo in Lisbon, Hungarian State Opera, La Fenice, Regio in Parma, Regio in Turin, […]

Andy Nulman: From “Just for Laughs” Co-Founder to Motivational Speaker and Mobile Media Mogul While young in spirit and snappy in dress, Andy Nulman has been creating and leading major media projects for over three decades. Andy used to be best known as the co-founder and CEO of the world-renowned Just For Laughs Festival, which […]